Gelensiniak
Gelensiniak | |
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  Gelensiniak Location in Arunachal Pradesh, India  Gelensiniak Gelensiniak (India) | |
| Coordinates: 28°22′20″N 93°29′01″E / 28.3722°N 93.4835°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Arunachal Pradesh |
| District | Upper Subansiri |
| Circle | Takking |
Gelensiniak[a] is a village in the Limeking Circle of the Upper Subansiri district in Arunachal Pradesh, India, close to the region's border with Tibet. The Tsari Chu that flows down from Tibet joins the Subansiri River here. Gelensiniak is strategically located between Longju, Taksing and Limeking. The region is populated by Tagin people.
On a vertical cliff top above Gelensiniak is the village of Tame Chung Chung (TCC),[b] which hosts a military camp for Indian border troops. Road access to the Tame Chung Chung was provided by the Border Roads Organisation in 2018, along with a road link to Taksing.[4][5]
History
Gelensiniak lies on the route of the 12-yearly Tsari pilgrimage of the Tibetans around the Dakpa Sheri mountain. The pilgrimage went down the Tsari Chu valley up to Gelensiniak and returned via the Subansiri valley, back into the Tibetan territory.[8]
The last Tsari pilgrimage was conducted in 1956, after which the Sino-Indian border conflict put a stop to the relations between the two regions.[9]
Notes
References
- ^ Sinha & Athale, History of the Conflict with China (1992).
- ^ Upper Subansiri District Census Handbook (2011), p. 79.
- ^ Arpi, Claude (2013), "The Pure Crystal Mountain Pilgrimage of Tsari", 1962: The McMahon Line Saga, Lancer Publishers, ISBN 9781935501404
- ^ "BRO extends road connectivity upto Taksing in China border". The Economic Times. 17 May 2018.
- ^ Niharika Mandhana, India Moves Mountains to Build Military Road to China Border, The Wall Street Journal, 5 April 2017.
- ^ Huber 1999, p. 95.
- ^ Arpi, Claude (21 January 2021). "Chinese village in Arunachal: India must speak up!". Rediff. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
- ^ Huber, The Cult of Pure Crystal Mountain (1999), p. 143.
- ^ Huber, The Cult of Pure Crystal Mountain (1999), p. 147.
Bibliography
- Upper Subansiri District Census Handbook, Part A (PDF), Directorate of Census Operations, Arunachal Pradesh, 2011
- Huber, Toni (1999), The Cult of Pure Crystal Mountain: Popular Pilgrimage and Visionary Landscape in Southeast Tibet, Oxford University Press, ISBN 978-0-19-535313-6
- Johri, Sitaram (1965), Chinese Invasion of NEFA, Himalaya Publications
- Sinha, P.B.; Athale, A.A.; Prasad, S. N. (1992), History of the Conflict with China, 1962 (PDF), History Division, Ministry of Defence, Government of India